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Groups Plan To Sue Over Agency Negligence On Desert Tortoise, Other Wildlife
by Chris Clarke
on April 1, 2014 2:55 PM
Charging that the Bureau of Land Management has failed to fulfill its legal obligations to monitor and report on threats to the desert tortoise and other imperiled species in the California desert, a consortium of environmental groups says it plans to sue the agency for its inaction.
http://www.kcet.org/news/redefine/rewild/agencies/groups-sue-over-agency-negligence-on-desert-tortoise-other-wildlife.html
Environmental groups sue BLM to get names of the holders of public grazing leases
http://www.thewildlifenews.com/2009/09/29/environmental-groups-sue-blm-to-get-names-of-the-holders-of-public-grazing-leases/
Environmental groups sue to force Payette grazing cubacks this year despite Simpson rider
Read more here: http://voices.idahostatesman.com/2012/04/10/rockybarker/environmental_groups_sue_force_payette_grazing_cubacks_year_desp#storylink=cpy
10 Environmental Groups Sue USDA Over Grazing Rights
By: Patti Strand Date: 01/13/2012 Category: | Wildlife Journal |
Forest Guardians Inc. and nine other environmental groups in the American southwest have filed suit against the US Department of Agriculture and USDA Secretary Dan Glickman for the alleged failure of the US Forest Service to protect the Mexican spotted owl. The suit claims that allowing cattle to graze on public lands in New Mexico and Arizona drives out the small mammals the birds need for food and degrades the habitat.
Additional plaintiffs on the suit are:
Gila Watch, a 1000-member New Mexico group that monitors activities in Gila National Forest and the Gila and Aldo Leopold wilderness areas.
White Mountain Conservation League, a 200-member group from Arizona that monitors grazing activities on public lands in the state.
Carson Forest Watch is a 200-member volunteer organization that monitors Carson National Forest.
Maricopa Audubon Society is a branch of the National Audubon Society with about 300 member families.
Southwest Environmental Center is a 1000-member education and advocacy group in New Mexico.
Animal Protection of New Mexico is a 3000-member animal rights group.
Forest Conservation Council is a national organization working to restore the native biological diversity of forests and woodlands.
Arizona Wildlife Federation is an affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation.
T&E Inc. is an Arizona-based nonprofit foundation involved in environmental advocacy.
All plaintiffs claim damage to their rights to enjoy the forests, study and observe birds, and take advantage of opportunities to protect the environment.
The suit claims that the Forest Service failed to put a 1996 plan into action to save the Mexican spotted owl, a plan that called for new standards for grazing rights in areas adjacent to the birds' habitat, monitoring of key grazing areas, and stricter enforcement of riparian guidelines to prevent stream erosion and restore some streams to good condition as soon as possible.
The suit asks for a declaratory judgement that the USFS has violated the ESA; an order that that Forest Service complete an ESA report about the impact of grazing on the spotted owl;an order that the Forest Service follow previously determined management guidelines governing grazing; court oversight of the case; and costs of pursuing the litigation.
The Forest Service has not yet responded to the suit.
http://www.naiaonline.org/articles/article/10-environmental-groups-sue-usda-over-grazing-rights
Groups sue BLM over grazing in Ariz. national monument
http://www.rlch.org/news/groups-sue-blm-over-grazing-ariz-national-monument
Environmental groups sue US BLM over proposed Utah natural gas project
http://www.platts.com/latest-news/natural-gas/houston/environmental-groups-sue-us-blm-over-proposed-6066549
Nevada Grazing Permit Struck Down, and WWP and CBD File a Legal Complaint to Force the Listing of Montana's Declining Arctic Grayling
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USDI Administrative Law Judge James Heffernan Voids BLM Grazing Permit In Elko County Nevada
Western Watersheds Project and the Committee For The High Desert have successfully appealed a Bureau of Land Management decision to transfer a grazing permit from Bell Brand Ranches to Bert Brackett, one of Idaho's largest livestock operators, in O'Neil Basin in northern Nevada. The O'Neil allotment is home to a small population of Lahontan cutthroat trout in the West Fork of Deer Creek. Lahontan cutthroat have been listed under the endangered species act for thirty years without significant recovery.
The BLM sought to make the transfer without an environmental analysis required under the National Environmental Policy Act. Brackett's was represented by legal counsel Alan Schroeder of Boise.
http://www.westernwatersheds.org/news-media/online-messenger/nevada-grazing-permit-struck-down-and-wwp-and-cbd-file-legal-complaint-f.htm